Use older books for the new CISSP CBK?

newjack

I just passed my SSCP April 9th, took a little break from studying and now I am ready to start studying for the CISSP. But there are no 3rd party books out yet for the new exam. Is it fine to just go ahead and use the older books and possibly Security+ 401 Professor Messer videos?

Thanks!

renacido

Older books cover 90%, just do a bit of your own research on pentesting, cloud security, SDLC, BC/DR, and wireless security and you'll be fine with the new exam (took mine a month ago, awaiting results).

newjack

renacido wrote: »

Older books cover 90%, just do a bit of your own research on pentesting, cloud security, SDLC, BC/DR, and wireless security and you'll be fine with the new exam (took mine a month ago, awaiting results).

Sounds good, thank you. I think I read that the latest book coming out for the 2015 CISSP is Oct/Nov? Is that true?

renacido

You mean the 4th Edition CBK? It's out but the consensus (which I agree with) is that it needs a LOT of revision.

newjack

renacido wrote: »

You mean the 4th Edition CBK? It's out but the consensus (which I agree with) is that it needs a LOT of revision.

Yes, and that's what I heard too. That's why I am wondering if it's still good to go by the Shon Harris AIO 6th edition and the Erik Conrad book.

cyberguypr

AIO and Conrad books are excellent resources and are here to stay, most likely being revised now. The CBK is what it is. It did not magically change overnight in April. You should be fine.

Hamalp60452

Check out CISSP in 3 Weeks. It's available on Amazon Kindle.

grungeisevil

What you heard about the new CBK is true. I totally skipped it, and just read about the new topics online. All the best!